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| Death on ‘Monopoly’
pub crawl |
Man died after walking into car
A ‘MONOPOLY’ pub crawl ended in tragedy when an accountant
died from massive brain injuries after walking into a car, an inquest
heard.
Witnesses were shocked to see John William Lawson, 25, smash his
head on the pavement as he failed to break his fall following the
impact.
Described by a police officer as “ashen-faced, pale and visibly
shaken” driver Simon Walker, who was on his way to work, tested
negative for alcohol in a police breath test.
Starting at Old Kent Road in the morning, Mr Lawson and a group
of friends were making their way towards The Strand when the accident
occurred.
A hearing at St Pancras Coroner’s Court on Tuesday was told
how Mr Lawson and friends met for breakfast before splitting into
groups to visit a pub at every spot on the Monopoly board on January
29 this year.
Drinking from 11am, the group reunited much later that night to
continue their quest at The Strand.
Off-duty Hounslow police constable Douglas Moore described how he
saw Mr Lawson as he approached the junction of Exeter Street and
Wellington Street.
He said: “A car was emerging, it was travelling very slow.
All of a sudden I noticed a male walk into the wing of the car.
His foot seemed to get caught. He fell back and banged his head.”
PC Moore ran to help Mr Lawson, whose breathing and pulse were strong
but who was unconscious.
A doctor joined the crowd and took over Mr Lawson’s care, while
PC Moore reported to the emergency services.
One friend, Mark Anthony Connell, who was out drinking with Mr Lawson,
told the court: “The car must have only travelled two or three
metres so it musn’t have been going very fast.
“I had in excess of 25 units. I think John had a little more
– this wasn’t typical, this was probably the most we’d
ever drunk.”
Mr Lawson was taken to University College Hospital and later transferred
to City Hospital, where he died on February 4.
Coroner Dr Andrew Reid told the hearing Mr Lawson suffered severe
brain swelling with herniation due to severe head injuries.
Verdict: Accident. |
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